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As someone from Europe attending an NFL game in London it was really strange. We'll we've got the anthems before a game in Europen sports too. But all this "su
by brusch64 9y ago
As someone from Europe attending an NFL game in London it was really strange.
We'll we've got the anthems before a game in Europen sports too. But all this "support our troops" and the "be part of a big flag" thing left a bad taste in my mouth.
Even stranger if you are neither from the US or England and should partake in a show of patriotism for countries you don't really care about.
- dogma1138 9y agoHow is it any different from “join the royal marine commandos” add before every movie in a UK theater? I’ve seen advertisements for military service in most EU countries heck airfrance used to have panflets for friegn legion in their in flight magazine the only reason why I’m using past tense is because I haven’t use them for like 5 years so I don’t know if it’s stil the case or not.
- brusch64 9y agoI am not from England, I am from Austria. Maybe it is one of the effects of losing two world wars (and beeing a neutral country), but I've never seen "support our troops" or something like that in person before. There are some kind of army ads (I hardly see ads), some athletes are part of the army (so they earn some money and can train) and that's it in Austria. For me there is a difference in showing an ad to "join the royal marine commando" and the expectation to partake in a "be part of the flag" / support our troops ceremony before I see a sports match. But most likely I am just a little more sensitive than most in this regard.